WORLD PHILOSOPHY DAY «PHILOSOPHY IN THE DIALOGUE OF CULTURES» (November 16–19, 2009) PROGRAMME WORLD PHILOSOPHY DAY. PROGRAMME Monday, November 16, 2009 Multicultural World Society “Central House of Scholars” Professor Weiming Tu (16, Prechistenka street) Toward a dialogical civilization in the ХХI centery 13:00–15:00 LUNCH 10:00–11:00 Registration 13:00–14:00 PRESS CONFERENCE 11:00–13:00 OPENING CEREMONY 15:00–18:00 PLENARY MEETING Welcoming speeches and addresses: Keynote lectures: The President of the Russian Federation Professor K. Ramakrishna Rao (India) D.A. Medvedev Relevance of Gandhi in Today’s Troubled World The Chairman of the Council of Federation of the Professor Paulin J. Hountondji (Africa) Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Constructing the Universal: a trans-cultural Challenge S.M. Mironov Professor Sadik Al-Azm (The Near East) The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian The subject will be specified later Federation, President of the Commission of the Academician Vyacheslav Stepin (Russia) Russian Federation for UNESCO S.V. Lavrov The Dialogue of Cultures and Search for New Values The Рresident of the Russian Academy of Sciences (16:15–16:45 – Break) J.S.Osipov 18:00–20:00 Reception on behalf of the H.E. Mr. Sergei Lavrov, The Director-General of UNESCO I.Bokova Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, The President of International Federation of President of the Commission of the Russian Federation Philosophical Societies W.L.McBride for UNESCO The Commissioner on Human Rights in the Russian 17:00–20:00 The Cultural Program: The Sightseeing tour of Federation (the ombudsman) V.P.Lukin “Evening Moscow” The Mayor of Moscow Y.M. Luzhkov The director of the Institute of philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academician A.A. Guseinov PLENARY MEETING Keynote lectures: Professor Jurgen Habermas Religion, Law and Politics – On Political Justice in a WORLD PHILOSOPHY DAY. PROGRAMME Tuesday, November 17, 2009 2. Dialogues of Rationalities Institute of Philosophy (Ibn Rushd Room, 210) (14, Volkhonka street) Coordinator: Academician Vladislav A. Lektorsky 10:00–13:00 THEMATIC ROUND-TABLES The round table will focus on a number of issues related to the need st (11:15-11:45 – Break) to rethink the problem of rationality in the beginning of the 21 century. The need itself is the outcome of new ideas about the predictive and explanatory possibilities concerning highly organized systems, 1. Breaking Free from Stereotypes experimental opportunities, as well as the emergence of the phenomenon in the History of Philosophy of techno-science and the expansion of designing activities that affect (Husserl Room, 524) human life-world and, specifically, human bodies. This rethinking of the problem of rationality is prompted by the global cross-cultural intercourse, with various cultures entertaining Coordinator: Prof. Nelya V. Motroshilova their own notions of and ideas about the world, the man, the possibility and prerequisites of understanding the world. The panel’s aim is to The round table’s general intent is to discuss theoretical and provide for a dialogue between different interpretations of rationality. methodological problems in the history of philosophy that has been subject to trite and stereotyped approaches both in the history of Chairs: Vladislav A. Lektorsky, Hans Poser philosophical thought in general, and in the history of philosophy of particular regions, countries, periods, as well as in the history of various Poser Hans (Germany). Scientific and Technological Rationality philosophical movements and schools. Seele Gerhard (Switzerland). What is Practical Rationality? Kasavin Ilya (Russia). Social Institutions and Rational Commu- Chairs: Nelya Motroshilova, Andrey Smirnov nication Dascal Marcelo (Israel). Dialogue of Rationalities: A Case Study Breaking Free from Stereotypes in the Theory and Rozov Michael (Russia). Dialogue of Cultures and the Complemen- Methodology of Research in the History of Philosophy tarity Principle Scarantino Luca (Italy, France). Cultural Universalism and the Oisermann Theodor (Russia). Towards a Critique of the Negativist Principle of Charity Approach to the Diversity of Philosophical Doctrines Smirnov Andrey (Russia). Is the Universality of Philosophical Rea- son a Stereotype? Motroshilova Nelly (Russia). Ontologization and Personification of Ab- stract Philosophical Notions as a Stereotype in the History of Philosophy Dlugatch Tamara (Russia). Is There Really a Progress in the His- tory of Philosophy? Castillo Monique (France). How Can the Question of Communica- tion Between Cultures Be Put Philosophically? Kule Maija (Latvia). Stereotypes in the history of philosophy: how the intercultural influence on the philosophy of a region is interpreted Lee Samuel (Korea). Title to be specified WORLD PHILOSOPHY DAY. PROGRAMME 3. Cultural Self-consciousness in the Era of Globalization 4. Philosophical Images of Man (Vladimir Solovyov Room, 525) (Confucius Room, 206) Coordinator: Prof. Sergey A. Nikolsky Coordinator: Prof. Boris G. Yudin, Vice-president of the Russian bioethics Сommittee The phenomenon of globalization commonly thought of in terms of total interpenetration, interaction and interdependence affects The problem of human nature has traditionally commanded both individual and group consciousness and self-consciousness, attention of philosophers. In our days, however, this classical including “higher cultural spheres”. The phenomenon itself is of an philosophical problem has acquired new profile, reshaped by recent ambivalent nature. On the one hand, it can be called progressive, scientific and technological developments. Now the progress of science inasmuch as it stimulates assimilation of world cultural achievements and technology affects human beings directly and to an ever growing by national minds. On the other hand, it is obviously negative in its degree. Paramount here are biomedical and informational technologies, “lower” mass consumption aspects, aggressively challenging everything human-sized and individually tailored, able to radically transform that is nationally unique, original and, sometimes, higher and better human genes, bodies and psyches, human nature itself. developed. In a situation like this, the problem of human nature is no longer Do nations and the global community have the right to interfere a purely academic concern. For how the new opportunities will be used depends, to a large extent, on our understanding of what is man with the globalization of self-consciousness, and if so in what ways? and, consequently, what are the limits of acceptable transformations. Is it right to believe that states, having secured artistic freedom, must In discussing these problems most serious attention will be given to withdraw completely from the cultural sphere entrusting its destiny differences in the understanding of human nature between various solely to the market? What is or should be the role of state and of cultural traditions, because it is largely these traditions that delineate civil society in cultural life generally? Is culture self-sufficient or does acceptable and unacceptable. it rest on grounds other than its own, including metaphysical ones? Globalization makes these questions topical. Chairs: Boris Yudin and Fred Dallmayr Chair: Sergey A. Nikolsky, Pozzo Riccardo Fred Dallmayr (USA). The Return of Philosophical Anthropology Kemp Peter (Denmark). Citizen of the World as a Cultural Figure Nikolsky Sergey (Russia). National Self-consciousness and Aavani Gholamreza (Iran). The Metaphysical Foundation of the Globalization Conception of Man in Abrahamic Traditions Pozzo Riccardo (Italy). �����������������������������������������Cultural Self-Consciousness in the Era of Savelieva Marina (Ukraine). The Concept of “Evolution” and Its Globalization Impact on Contemporary Philosophical Notions of Man Kuzmina Tamara (Russia). Can Cultural Identity Be Preserved Yudin Boris (Russia). The Understanding of Man and Values Under Conditions of Globalization? Kelle Vladislav(Russia). Title to be specified Kemp Peter (Denmark). Citizen of the World as a Cultural Figure. Lukov Valery (Russia). The Image of Man in Worldview as a The- Mezhuev Vadim (Russia). National Culture in the Era of Globalization saurus Construction Sasaki Ken-ichi (Japan). Another Notion of Freedom Leontyev Dmitry (Russia). The Necessary and the Possible in the Image of Man Neretina Svetlana (Russia). “Quaestio mihi factus sum”: On the Understanding of “Animal” in the Roman world Borzenkov Vladimir (Russia). On Human Nature Tischenko Pavel (Russia). Reproductive Technologies and the Transformation of Human Image in Man WORLD PHILOSOPHY DAY. PROGRAMME Kiseleva Marina (Russia). The “Image” of Man: A Notion, a Con- Bechmann Gotthard (Germany). Decision, Risk and Rationality in cept or a Metaphor? Post-modern Society Reznik Yury (Russia). Man as a Problem Rendtorff Jacob Dahl (Denmark). Department of Communication, Korsakov Sergey (Russia). The Human Being in the Philosophy of Business and Information Technologies I. T. Frolov Malinetskiy Georgiy (Russia). The Contours of Future Technolog- Ashmarin Igor, Stepanova Galina (Russia). The Institute for Hu- ical Pattern. The Destiny of Future and the Russian Destiny man Research: Problems and Prospects Naumov Stanislav (Russia). Philosophy of Management in the Manuilsky Maxim (Russia). Images of Man on the Pages of Man Context of the Developing Knowledge Society in Russia Kizima Vladimir, Ryzhko Vladimir (Ukraine). The Syzygetic